Faculty
Timothy Tan
MD, MPH
Chief and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine
Medical School:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Fellowship:
International Emergency Medicine at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Interests:
Emergency department operations, healthcare data analytics, and international disaster response.
Lilly C. Lee
MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM
Academic Chief of Emergency Medicine
Medical School:
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Residency:
University Massachusetts Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency department operations, emergency department quality of care, trauma, public health, research, and education.
Mark Supino
MD, FACEP
Director of Clinical Services and Director of Emergency Observation Unit
Medical School:
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Residency:
Stroger-Cook County Hospital
Interests:
Uropathogens, ultrasound, graduate medical education, process improvement, patient flow, and metrics.
Christopher Freeman
MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director
Medical School:
Albany Medical College
Residency:
Albany Medical College
Interests:
Educational assessments and evaluation.
Patricia Panakos
MD, FAAEM
Associate Program Director
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Temple University Hospital
Interests:
Education, public health, human immunodeficiency virus infection, HCV, and simulation.
Emily Brauer
MD, FACEP
Assistant Program Director
Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency:
Henry Ford Hospital
Interests:
Emergency medicine foundations, Simulation, and Resident Education
Guy Carmelli
MD
Assistant Program Director
Medical School: USC’s Keck School of Medicine
Residency:
Kings County/SUNY Downstate
Fellowship:
Medical Education at Kings County/SUNY Downstate
Interests:
Resident and medical student education, curricular design, innovative digital design and cardiovascular emergencies.
Marc Olshan
MD, MBA
Assistant Program Director
Medical School:
Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency:
Northwell Health, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Interests:
Medical education, simulation, administration, and international emergency medicine
Jonathan Azoulai
MD
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Interests:
Clinical Education, Business in Medicine, and Personal Finance for Physicians
Jeffrey N. Bernstein
MD
Toxicology Director
Medical School:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency:
University of Arizona
Fellowship:
Medical Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Arizona
Interests:
All things poison
Laksmy Castillo
MD
Medical School:
Florida State University College of Medicine
Residency:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine /Jackson Health System
Fellowship:
Ultrasound at Jackson Memorial Hospital
Interests:
Ultrasound, global medicine, quality improvement, underserved populations.
Hector Chavez
MD
Holtz Children’s Hospital
Pediatric ED Medical Director
Medical School:
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Residency:
All Children’s Hospital
Fellowship:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota
Interests:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Armando Clift
MD
City of Miami Emergency Medical Services Director
Medical School:
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/ Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine and Science
Residency:
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency medical services.
Sara Cortes
MD
Jackson North Medical Center
Pediatric ED Director
Medical School:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency:
Pediatrics at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine /Jackson Health System
Fellowship:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine at New York Methodist
Interests:
Medical education and simulation
Kelly Medwid
MD
Simulation Director
Medical School:
SUNY Downstate Medical School
Residency:
NYU Health + Hospitals Bellevue
Fellowship:
Simulation Fellowship at NYU Health + Hospitals Bellevue
Interests:
Simulation and education
Judith Oriental-Pierre
MD
Director of the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center
Medical School:
Ross University School of Medicine
Residency:
University of Connecticut
Fellowship:
Ultrasound at University of South Florida
Interests:
Ultrasound, international medicine, sexual assault and human trafficking prevention, and opiate abuse prevention.
Matthew Pyle
MD, FACEP
Ultrasound Director
Medical School:
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency:
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Fellowship:
Ultrasound Fellowship at George Washington University
Interests:
Ultrasound, medical education, critical care, and international emergency medicine
Rolando G. Valenzuela
MD, FACEP, DTMH
Global Emergency Medicine Director
Medical School:
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fellowships:
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Interests:
Emergency medicine specialty development, US in Global Health, prehospital education, and trauma systems development
John Beach
MD
Medical School:
Florida State University
Residency:
UF Health Jacksonville
Interests:
Emergency Medical Services, Simulation, Emergency Medicine Foundations, Credentials and Qualification Committee, and Hospital Leadership
Suzanne Bialeck
MD
Medical School:
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency:
Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship:
Ultrasound at George Washington University
Interests:
Ultrasound education, alternative pain control, and opiod use disorder
Mark Caputo
MD
Medical School:
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Residency:
University of Chicago
Interests:
Emergency department systems and operational issues affecting patient care and outcomes, clinical decision rules and evidence-based approaches to improve patient care and optimize utilization of resources, and risk management
Laura Eliseo
MD, MPH
Medical School:
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Residency:
Boston Medical Center
Fellowship:
Emergency Medical Services at Boston Medical Center
Interests:
Public health and emergency medical services
John P. Field
MD
Medical School:
Jefferson Medical College
Residency:
Cooper University Hospital
Fellowship:
Emergency Ultrasound at Cook County
Interests:
Emergency Ultrasound, Global EM
Yoram Gutfreund
MD
Medical School:
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Residency:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Interests:
Hyperbarics, dive medicine, wilderness medicine, evidence-based medicine, and resident education
Gabriela Rivera Camacho
MD
Medical School:
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Residency:
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowships:
Ultrasound and Global Health at Carolinas Medical Center
Interests:
Ultrasound education in low resource settings
Carrie D. Walsh, MD
Medical School:
SKMC Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Residency:
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Fellowship:
Harvard Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Interests:
Emergency Ultrasound, Global Health, Medical Education, Simulation, Resuscitative TEE.
Alexandra Wang
MD
Medical School:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency:
New York Presbyterian — Weill Cornell Medical Center/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Fellowship:
Simulation at New York Presbyterian — Weill Cornell Medical Center
Interests:
Simulation, medical education, artificial intelligence, health tech, bioethics and medical humanities.
Mike Wells
MD, PhD, FCEM(SA), FEMSSA
Medical school:
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Residency:
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Interests:
Resuscitation and critical care, emergency drug dosing, point of care ultrasound and echocardiography, procedural sedation and analgesia, global emergency medicine, emergency medicine research.
Richard Zaidner
MD
Medical School:
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency:
Boston Medical Center
Interests:
Administration and ultrasound
Larry Zaret
DO
Medical School:
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Charity Hospital New Orleans
Interests:
Palliative care, ethics, electrocardiograms, and emergency medicine physical examination
Isabelle St-Cyr
Program Manager
Hometown:
Quebec, QC
Undergrad:
University of Montreal
Interests:
Medical malpractice avoidance
Mariah Soria
Program Coordinator
Hometown:
Queens, NY
Undergraduate Degree:
LaGuardia Community College
Interests:
Supporting resident growth and professional development